Corner piece for building strips



Nov. 24, 1925. 1,563,245

P. P. WELTY 1 CORNER PIECE FOR BUILDING STRIPS Filed June 17, 1925 ll atented ltlor. 22d, lltllad.

u it r. it i l PETEH. Tl. WELTY, OFPANDORA, OHIO.

CORNER PIECE FOR BUTLDTNG STRIPS.

Application filed .l'une 1'7, 1925. Serial No. 37,736.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER P. Wnnrr. a citizen of the United. States, residing at Pandora, in the county of Putnam and State of Ohio, have'invented new and use ful Improvements in Gorner Pieces for Building Strips, of which the following is a specification. p This invention relates tosiding strips for building purposes composed of flexible, water-proot material adapted to be laid in overlapped courses and each strip consitutltl it'll till ing a member of the covering oi the side of a building, and the present improvement has particular reference to a novel form of combined inner and outer corner piece or strip. The present invention is an improvement on the siding strips and corner pieces disclosed by my Patent No. 1,515,530, dated Nov. ll, 19%.. I

The primary object of the present invention is to provide an inner and outer corner strip in'one structure instead at using two separate strips or pieces as in my above noted patent, and to render the single corner stri having the dual function specified rea'ily applicable to inner and outer corners by simply reversing the strip, and thus materially economize in building structures having siding strips cutto simulate bricks and laid in overlapped relation or courses.

A. lurtherobject-of the present invention is to expedite the application and corner completion of siding structures embodying overlapped strips of flexible material cut to simulate bricks or the like, and to form a finished corner jointure in such manner that a stronger and more durable siding is provided with a neater appearance.

With the foregoing and other objects and advantages in view, the invention consists in the construction and arrangement of the several parts which will be more fully hereinatter described and claimed.

Tn the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view oiz' portions of the sides I of a house. with cut flexible strips applied thereto and .overlapped to simulate courses of brick and-showing the improved unitary angle piece applied to the inner angle.

Fig. 2. is anview similar to Fig. 1, showing the improved angle piece applied to the outer angle.- r

Fig. 3 is a detail elevation of the im proved unitary angle piece or strip shown intersecting at -a maximum in position for application to an inner angle. Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3, showing the improved unitary angle piece or strip arranged for application to an outer angle. The numeral 5 designates a plurality of building strips, which may be made in any suitable length and thickness, and extending a predetermined distance inwardly from one side edge of each strip are a plurality of regularly spaced slots 6, all of the slots being of equal length. This strip 5 with the slotted edge may be made in very long lengths and rolled, the strip being rendered more efiicient in its strength and durability by suitably treating the same with asphalt or an asphalt solution, or any water-proofing and preservative medium. The improved strip may be primarily formed of paper stock of suitable thickness or any other analogous flexible material ot a coinparatively cheap character and strengthened and rendered water-proof by treatment as above noted, and when the lengths of the improved strip are completed, they may be conveniently applied to various portions of the sides of a house or building. The strips are cut the desired lengths when they are applied, and at the'inner and outer angles supplemental corner pieces or strips are provided and are shown. in detail by Figs. 3 and 4, a singleor unitary strip being used in this instance for both the inner and outer corners and generally designated by the numeral 7. The corner piece or strip 7 is substantially rectangular in its contour, or is longer than it is wide, and the upper edge is formed with two inclines 8 extending downwardlyirom a central maximum projection 9 to the opposite sideedges oi the piece or strip. Thelower edge of the piece or strip has upwardly inclined portions 10 depression 11, the inclines 10 also extending downwardly and intersecting the side edges of the piece or strip. The opposite end edges of the piece or strip 7 are formed with central rectangular projections 12 and the end edge portion 3 below each projection extends at a slight inward angle from the lower side edge of the piece or strip, and the upper edge portion 14 extends outwardly at a slight inclior strip, both edge portions 13 and 14 at opposite ends of the strip being similar in construction and angular arrangement. The end edges or the piece or strip as just Specination to the upper edge of the said piece lltl iied meet the upper and'lower side edges of of the upper edge of the piece or strip 7 same purpose.

is in vertical alinement'with the maximum depression 11 of the opposite lower side edge,

and in applying the improved unitary corner piece or strip, the same is bent inwardly centrally in a vertical plane or outwardly in accordance with the application thereof to an inner or outer corner.

The centrally disposed end projections 12 contribute to the formation of half slots at" opposite ends'of the improved piece or strip 7, so that when the latter is applied either at an inner corner or an outer corner, these half slots complete the full slots of the strips 5 which are cut to terminate at a distance from the corner either at an inner or outer an le, as clearly shown. by Figs. 1 and 2, an when the pieces or strips 7 are applied and the overlap of succeeding elongate-d strips '5 is formed, the upper portions of the said pieces or strips 7 are covered, as is also shown by Figsrl and 2 It will he understood that the pieces or strips 7 in addition to their particular adaptation to inner and outer corners of the intersecting sides or sides and ends of a building also serve as filling pieces and give the strips 5 that may be cut at the corners a'continuous appear ance, and further, provide a convenient means for accurately filling in the. spaces between the terminating extremities of the strips 5 at the corners without requiring a preparation of .parts of the strips 5 for the When the improved pie'ce or strip 7 is applied to the inner corner, the same is centrally bent with the maximum projection 9 at the top, and owing to the bend the inclined edge portions 8 and 10 aline with the correspon ing upper and lower edges of the strips with which the corner pieces are directly associated. When the corner piece is applied to an outer corner, it is reversed; so that the depression 11 is uppermost and also. the adjacent inclined edge ortions.10, the latter edge portions exten ing upwardlyfrom, the depression and assuming a proper position when the piece as shown by Fig. i is centrally bent and applied to an outer corner as particularly illustrated by Fig. 2. In all the applications of the improved corner piece or strip as hereinbefore specified, the same is uniformly centrally bent or folded with the maximum projection 9 at the center of one edge and the maximum depression 11 at the center of "the opposite edge as the alined guiding means for forming the bend. 7

.As specified in my patent hereinbefore noted, the strips 5 are given a maximum overlapped arrangement against the side of a building and they will thus be less liable to become loose and bend upwardly, and

aseaeas moreover, air is more fully excluded from weather-excluding joints. It will be understood that the strips 5 and the pieces 7 may all be varied in their dimensions to adapt the same to different applications Without departing fromthe spirit of the invention. It is also proposed to apply coloring'matter to the strips 5 and pieces"? and ornament the surfaces thereof to represent stone or give a pebble-dash effect, and in some instances comminuted stone will be adhesively applied to the outersurfaces of the strips with advantageous ornamental effect and pleasing design when the strips are applied in overlapped relation as hereinbefore specified and shown in the drawings.

One of the most advantageous applications of the improved siding strip and corher piece is for covering weather-worn and rotted side walls of old buildings to provide a new surface instead of patching the old siding and painting the same .as is now comimproved siding with the special form of corner piece over an old surface as just explained will not be any greater than that required for fixing or repairing the old surface or side wall covering, and in fact the application of the improved siding with the corner pieces will materially add to the durability of an old building and give it a practically new appearance and at the same time tighten up and close the old building Wall and render the lattenmuchiwarmer.

What is claimed as newis:

1. A covering for the side wall of a building, consisting of main strips of equal width throughout their lengths having transverse slots extending therethrough from one edge of each and partially across the width of each strip, the strips being intended for overlapping association to simulate brick appearance, and a reversible corner piece for application to both inner and outer corners, the said piece having at one side edge a central maximum projectionand the adjacent edge portions inclining upwardly towards 2. A corner piece for application to cover mally fiat plate with one side edge having a central maxmmm projection from which the ad acent side edge portions have an upward inclination to the ends of the piece and the monly practiced. The cost of applying the strips for a side wall, consisting ofa noropposite side edge having a maximum dealso having .endedges with central substan tialiy rectangular projections and the remaming portions of the said end edges inclining outwardly in reverse directions to and formmg corner structures With the terminals of the said side edges, the corner formations.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set rection's in line with the maximum projection and depression at the opposite side edges to adapt the same to inner andouter corner my hand p A ,PETER P. WELTY. 

